HBH 1890 May 27 Lord RANFURLY Among the passengers by the S.S. MARAROA which arrived at the Bluff on Sunday from Melbourne, was the Earl of RANFURLY, who is on a visit to the Colonies. His Lordship, who sits in the House of Lords as Baron RANFURLY, is Uchter John Mark KNOX, younger son of the third Earl by the eldest daughter of the late James REMMINGTON, of Broomhead Hall YORKSHIRE. He was born in 1856, and was married in 1880 to Constance Elizabeth, only child of Lieutenant-Colonel James Alfred CAULFIELD, of Drumeairae, County Tyrone. He succeeded his brother in 1875. His estate is put down to 10,153 acres, and his rent roll £11,237. His lordship appears to have had no government pay as yet for himself, but a swam of KNOXES are in every branch of State employ, 60 relatives and connections having over 90 appointments and drawn more than £900,000. One great uncle held the sinecure Weight Mastership of Butter, from which and the pension for its abolition he got over £60,000. The present Lord RANFURLY had twelve of his tenants' reduced by 25% by the Land Court